LAKEPORT, Calif. – Sutter Lakeside Hospital’s Family Birth Center announces the 2013 Childbirth Preparation Series.  

Each series includes four courses. The schedule follows below:

• March 5, 12, 19, 26;
• May 7, 14, 21, 28;
• July 2, 9, 16, 23;
• September 3, 10, 17, 24;
• November 5, 12, 19, 26.

These free classes are all held on Tuesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Family Birth Center on the Sutter Lakeside Hospital campus located at 5176 Hill Road East in Lakeport.

Classes include information about pregnancy, preparing for labor and delivery, the post-partum period, newborn care and infant safety, including when to call the doctor, car seat safety and infant CPR.  

Participants can expect to hear oral presentations, watch videos, participate in discussions, and practice various coping and comfort techniques.

Registration is recommended, but not required, and birthing partners are encouraged to attend.

Please contact the Family Birth Center at 707-262-5085 to reserve your spot today.